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Union Reservoir fire called 'suspicious'

By Quentin Young Longmont Times-Call

Posted:
06/27/2013 02:24:52 PM MDT

Updated:
06/27/2013 08:10:14 PM MDT

LONGMONT -- A grass fire that torched several acres north of Union Reservoir on Thursday is being treated as "suspicious," according to Mountain View Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Steven Pischke.

The fire was reported to authorities shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. Flames shot 25 to 30 feet in the air at some locations, and winds from the east carried a column of dark smoke toward Longmont.

Longmont and Mountain View firefighters responded to the fire. At least eight fire/rescue vehicles responded to the scene.

The fire caused no injuries, but at one point it threatened a structure northwest of it. Pischke declined to specify the nature of the structure.

Crews back-burned an area in advance of the fire and successfully protected the structure, Pischke said.

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